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American History.United States: Local History and Description.Pacific States.Alaska.
check used to purchase Alaska from Russia History.
 
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Important Dates in AlaskaImportant Dates in Alaska
The Purchase of AlaskaThe Purchase of Alaska On March 30, 1867, U.S. Secretary of State William H. Seward and Russian minister to the U.S. Edouard de Stoeckl signed an agreement for the United States to purchase Alaska for the sum of $7.2 million (about 2 cents an acre). The agreement was ratified by the Senate on May 28, 1867, and the U.S. flag was raised at Sitka on October 18, 1867.
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